The
National
Marine
Sanctuary
Program
identifies,
designates
and
manages
areas
of
the
marine
environment
of
special
national
significance
due
to
their
conservation,
recreational,
ecological,
historical,
research,
educational,
or
aesthetic
qualities.
Access
information
and
pictures
of
marine
sanctuaries
all
over
the
U.S.
and
its
territories.
Discover
ways
to
get
involved
with
the
sanctuary
program,
...
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El
Nino
is
a
disruption
of
the
ocean-atmosphere
system
in
the
tropical
Pacific
with
important
climatic
consequences
around
the
globe.
This
NOAA
theme
page
features
links
to
widely
distributed
information.
Includes
data,
graphics,
forecasts,
historical
perspectives,
and
in-depth
analysis.
It
is
intended
to
be
useful
to
scientists,
administrators,
students
and
the
general
public.
Links
include
sites
...
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Grade level:
Middle (6-8), High (9-12), College (13-14), College (15-16), Graduate / Professional, General public

The
Environmental
Visualization
Program
(EVP)
produces
enhanced
imagery
and
animations
of
environmental
phenomenon
from
satellites
and
other
remote
sensing
technologies,
both
of
which
are
available
on
this
site.
As
part
of
the
NOAA
National
Satellite
and
Information
Service
(NESDIS),
the
EVP
is
committed
to
creating
imagery
that
educate
the
public
about
resource
management,
weather
and
water
issues,
...
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Located
in
Princeton,
New
Jersey,
GFDL
conducts
research
where
the
goal
is
to
expand
the
scientific
understanding
of
the
physical
processes
that
govern
the
behavior
of
the
atmosphere
and
the
oceans
as
complex
fluid
systems.
Site
provides
information
on
current
research
projects,
faculty
and
staff,
requesting
data,
and
educational
programs.
The
Gallery
provides
exceptional
figures
and
animations
of
...
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Teaching activity about El Nino, how it forms, and its effects on the weather of the world. Includes background information, data, applications, and additional activities. Links to related sites, as well as a wealth of similar NOAA lessons covering a variety of marine and environmental science topics.
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A
web
portal
to
real-time,
GIS-based
coastal
observations
and
NOAA
forecasts.
Select
location
and
specify:
meteorology,
oceanography,
river,
water
quality
or
other
observations;
tidal
predictions,
weather
or
ocean
condition
forecasts.
You
can
choose
in
situ
or
remote
sensing
data
collection
systems,
overlap
different
types
of
observations
and
forecast
information
on
a
single
map,
compare
several
data
...
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Links
to
a
variety
of
current
oceanographic
databases.
Provides
access
to
in
situ
and
remotely
sensed
data,
models,
and
a
photo
library
from
all
over
the
world.
Data
available
includes
temperature,
salinity,
biological,
nutrients,
oxygen,
and
many
more.
View
sea
surface
temperature
animations,
sea
level
changes,
and
plankton
profiles
for
anywhere
in
the
world.
Data,
graphs,
and
more
are
available
...
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Grade level:
High (9-12), College (13-14), College (15-16), Graduate / Professional

NOS
measures
and
predicts
coastal
and
ocean
phenomena,
protects
large
areas
of
the
oceans,
and
works
to
ensure
safe
navigation.
Educator
information
includes
Discovery
Kits,
which
consist
of
4
different
classroom
units
on
corals,
estuaries,
geodesy,
and
tides
and
water
levels,
Discovery
Stories,
2
case
studies
concerning
the
Exxon
Valdez
incident
and
the
lionfish
invasion
occurring
along
the
U.S.
...
Full description.